defilement

• Action de profaner ou de souiller quelque chose de sacré ou de pur ; état de ce qui est souillé, sali ou rendu impur.

The state or condition of being polluted, contaminated, or made unclean.

indénombrable

1. State of being pollutedC1formal

   The condition of being made dirty, impure, or contaminated, often in a moral or physical sense.

   Souillure

   • The defilement of the river by industrial waste caused an environmental crisis.
   • Ancient texts often speak of the defilement of sacred spaces.
   • The defilement of the temple was considered a grave offense.

   Synonymescontaminationcorruptionfoulnessimpuritypollutiontaintuncleanness

   Antonymescleanlinesscleannesspurificationpuritysanctity